Birger Kaipiainen, Very Large Ceramic Plate, Plums and Berries, Arabia 1970s

Birger Kaipiainen (1915-1988) was the master of decorative ceramics at the Arabia factory in Finland. He was well known for his ornamental dishes that were rich, colourful and with themes from the fantasy world and fairytales, which actually fought against the idealism of the minimalistic movements in 1950s. Kaipiainen introduced ceramic beads to his art in the 60s' and the surface of the object became more important for Kaipianen´s art. This beautiful unique ceramic plate...

This is a beautiful unique ceramic plate decorated with multiple beadings and it is a good example of the artists skill to use colours and fine iridescent glaze dots and details on t...

A beautiful and unique ceramic plate designed by Birger Kaipiainen for Arabia in Finland in the late 1950s - 1960s. The plate features a purple ananas filled with four-leaf clovers, ...

A beautiful small and unique ceramic plate designed by Birger Kaipiainen for Arabia in Finland in the 1970s. The plate is decorated with multiple four-leaf clovers, three-leaf clover...

Striking unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautiful composition with silvery apples on a white background, as well as black currant berries and blue grapes in relief. ...

Striking, decorative and unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. The platter is adorned with large stylized blossoms in nuanced shades of violet against a deep burgundy backgr...

Striking, decorative and unique stoneware platter by Birger Kaipiainen. Beautifully composed with monumental blossoms rendered in deep shades of aubergine, violet and black against a...

Timo Sarvimäki (b. 1948) for Designhuset. Oval dish in glazed ceramics with fruits and butterfly in relief. Finnish design, 1970s. Measures: 34 x 30 ...